PERTH — 1975 · Unsolved Case
The Murder of Shirley Finn
Shirley Finn, who ran a brothel in Perth, was found shot dead in the driver's seat of her car parked beside the Royal Perth Golf Club on the morning of 23 June 1975. It was alleged that before her death she had threatened to expose information about corruption within the police. The murder went unsolved for decades. Western Australia's coroner opened an inquest in 2017; about 70 witnesses were heard over 27 days of hearings. Findings released on 4 August 2020 ruled the death an unlawful homicide but could not identify the person or persons responsible. The coroner noted she was most likely killed over an attempt to blackmail police about corruption.
- Date
- 1975
- Place
- South Perth, Australia, Perth, AU
- Category
- Unsolved Case
- Case Status
- Unsolved
- Coordinates
- -31.9745, 115.8676 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 23 June 1975Shirley Finn was found dead in her car.
- August 2017Western Australia's coroner opened an inquest.
- 2019Hearings concluded with about 70 witnesses.
- 4 August 2020Findings were released; the perpetrators were not identified.
Sources
- ABC News — Shirley Finn inquest unable to solve mystery abc.net.au ↗
- Coroner's Court of WA — Inquest into the death of Shirley June Finn coronerscourt.wa.gov.au ↗
- ABC News
- Coroner's Court of WA
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